24/02/2021
The fitness and diet industry is chock full of slimy salespeople who use buzzwords and nutrition myths to take your money.
Anything purporting to be a "detox" or a "cleanse" is B.S. Our liver does a fine job of clearing the body of potentially harmful substances, and the idea that we're full of toxins is just fear-mongering to get us to spend money. You don't need to take a supplement or fast to "detox."
There is no such thing as a "fat-burning food" - fat loss ONLY occurs if you're in an energy deficit, regardless of the amount of celery and grapefruit you eat.
If a product starts talking about alkalinity, your B.S. senses should be tingling. Cellular buffer systems, respiration changes, and adaptations in the kidneys ensure that our blood pH remains at 7.35-7.45, irrespective of our diet. If our blood pH significantly changes outside of that range, we've got problems.
"Leaky gut" is a buzzword usually used to describe an increase in intestinal permeability. "Leaky gut" is not recognized as a diagnosable condition. The symptoms that are supposedly indicative of a leaky gut (brain fog, fatigue, stomach pain, etc.) are not causatively linked to increased intestinal permeability. While pseudoscientists try to simplify gut health, it's a very complex and nuanced topic. has a very informative post on "leaky gut" - she's an expert on gut health, so I'd recommend giving her a follow
Look - whether it be weight loss, muscle gain, improving our general health, G.I. issues, etc., we all want instant results. And while lots of people are willing to shell out thousands of rupees per year on B.S. products, comparatively few are eager to take a gradual approach utilizing sensible advice (eating in moderation, self-monitoring, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, regular exercise, etc.)
The solutions to your problems are generally less s*xy than you think, and won't be found in the next fad diet or supplement.
